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COLUMBIAN CENTINEL.
CTBWW——
SATURDAY , OCTOBER 21.
further Returns of the Election
held on Monday the second inst.
for Members to the State Le
gislature.
J FRANKLIN.
Little, Senator.
Allan, Brown and Shannon, Repre
sentatives.
PULASKI.
Hogan, Smut or.
Colson, Representative.
LAURENS.
Spevy, Senator.
Gilbert, Representative.
WASHINGTON.
Watts, Senator.
Cullins, Childers and Hopson, Rep
resentatives. .
SCRIVEN.
Senator.
Gross and lil'.ir, Rvfireseiitaiivcs.
MONTGOMERY.
M‘Cormiik, Senator.
Svvaiile & Stringer, Representatives.
THE GEYE RALISStMO.
“ He can smile, and rob you while he smiles,
Cao wet tiis cheeks with artificial tears
And frame his face to all occasions ;
change shapes with Frouus for advan
tage."
A few days since we informed
our readers tint General Wilkinson
was ordered to Washington City, where
an invest igation of his conduct is to take
* place. We can now state, that Gener
al Hampton will set out for Natchez on
the 26th instant, to take the command
of the Army during his absence ; and
we do hope Wilkinson will never re
turn in the character of an officer. He
who obtains a command by sycophan
cy, will ever exercise it wiiii tyranny—
To the trutli of this assertion let the
recent resignation of officers, driven
from the service, answer. Should our
friends think us too severe upon Gen-!
«ral Wilkinson, we beg there to reflect,!
that in a republic the highest officers
should be as amenable to the laws as
toe lowest members of society, and in
fjro comcientix —for it must be suppos
ed they kn ow what is commanded and
what prohibited better than the com
mon people do. It is moreover the bu
siness of the centinel to discover and
hold up to the indignation of the coun
try the /tsear/o-patrint anti court-para
site. We give to Mr. Madison's con
duct our most hearty approbation, and
rejoice that he fills the chair of state.
TV investigation of Wilkinson’s con-!
durt will not be the least gratifying act
of bis administration—Though we shall j
feel chagrined for our country—for we j
are confident if the inquiry is an imfiar- 1
tial one, Wilkinson will stand confessed i
as the most finished vidian that ever
fattened on the spoils of a free p ople,
or disgraced a republican administra
tion.
} Wk some time ago expressed our
aurprise that sucli a man as General
Wilkinson should be continued at the !
head of the American Armies. The
Editor of the Wilmington Gazette ob
serves, that “this surprize would be
natural; and Mr. Madison deservedly
censured, were it not that an investiga
tion of the General’s conduct is expect
ed to take place the next session of
Cdngress, when his guilt and punish
ment, or his innocence anti acquital will i
lie proved to th * world." We can on- j
ly say, that if this investigation was de-!
termined on at the time our observations j
were made the information had not j
reached us. We most cordially join l
the Editor of the Gazette in expressing
our approbation of Mr. Madison’s ad
ministration—Marked by a spirit of
independence and moderation free from
disengenuousness it has been mild and
firm. We repose the fullest confidence
in bis integrity and talents; yet, though
we felt no distrust, we could not but feel
some surprise at his conduct in this
case, while unable to conjecture its
motives.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman of
high respectability , dated
“Athens, 6th Oct. 1809.
“ The Centinel I find is read with
avidity in itvtral of the back counties. .
A few censure it; but the independent
republican course it has taken is admi
red by mr.ny. I think in a few months
its circulation will be very much in
creased."
COMMUNICATED.
A writer in the Georgia Argus of the
26th September, under the signature of
u -4 Citizen has indulged in the vilest
insinuations against Governor Irwin,
and winds up a long string of charges,
created by his inventive fancy with the
following—“ In a case for violating fe
male virtue, his excellency has not re
fused to extend his mercy." Pray, Mr.
“ Citizen," who is this offender so
sercentd ? Did he ever reside in Chat
ham county ?
COMMUNICATED.
The LEARNED PIG ,
To COLONEL CIRCULAR.
May it please your Honor ,
Being informed by your Pro
clamation, issued on the Bth day of Sep
tember last, from the Camp “ Dt Ig
nokanza,” that “you are a friend to
seminaries nf learning , and have sons to
educate I take tne freedom to offer
myself to your service in u College,
which I suppose you will endow and
support “ as long as you have a cent on
earth.” If my anilities can be of ser
vice to you, I promise upon the honor
of a Ljarned Pig, that my talents, time
and labor shall be exerted to your be
nefit.
The LEARNED PIG.
Przux Chevalier and Member of the
Legion of Honor.
CO MM UN 1C A TED.
I have read Col. Thaddeus Holt’s
circular address to the electors of Bald
win county; it is truly original. He
says, ufte" stating his bodde-nicks , that
such us they are he will father them—
In this he must be light; for surely
they could not have betn the legitimate
offspring of any brain but bis, or Mr.
Patrick Bengely’s, of Nashville. The
Colonel says, “ some say , no one doubts
Holt's abilities.”
“ O la I I wish I nebbe come here.”
. NARCISSUS.
The President of the United States
and the Secretary of State arrived at
Washington on the first inst. On the
( 2nd, M p . Erskinc presented his letters
j of recal and took leave of the president
j and on the day following Mr. Jacksop
was presented to him.
By the arrival of the schooner J
Trim, Bumberry, in 56 days from
Messina, and 36 from Gibraltar,
V/e learn that the Spaniards and
Fiench had a severe engagement
near Seville, the 22d of August;
the French army consisted of
30,000 men: the result was not
made known at Gibraltar on the
27th of August. Cuestaand some
other Spanish generals having re
j signed, the command of the Spa
-1 nish army was given to sir Arthur
1 Wellesley; the Spanish generals
i gave as their reason for resigning,
that they could not depend upon
their men ; either gen. Cuesta or
Romana was at Algesiras as a pri
vate gentleman It was reported
i that the Spanish Junta had dis
solved, some of the members hav
ing retired to their homes.
Baltimore Whig.
By the arrival of the ship Tri.
ton, at New-York, on the 30th
ult. in 42 days from Liverpool,
accounts are received from Lon
don up to the 15th August. She
left Liverpool the 18th—she sail
ed in company with the ship He
rald, for Philadelphia.—Left the
ship Brutus, Hamilton, for Balti
more, in 2 or 3 days.
The surrender of Flushing had
been reported, but denied.
Sir James Saumarez had attack
ed Archangle, and taken one hun
dred ships.
The Congress for peace was to
be held at Presburg.
Extract of a letter from A T ew-
Orleans , dated Aug. 21.
“ The army will jnove in a few
.days from the cantonments at
Terre Aux Boeuf, for Washing
ton, (MissisippiTerritory.) The
troops are very sickly. Three
fourths generally on the sick re-
port. lam in hopes the change
of climate will soon recover the
health of the troops.”
Am. Daily Ach.
Extract of a letter from an Officer in
General Craufor’ds brigade, dated Ta-
Javera de la Reyn*. July 30, 1809 :
“ I promised you I would write when I
reached the army. Wc yesterday joi
ned it, inmnsdiately after the most se
vere battle it to be found in the Hri
tish annals* Jjad out brigade (3000
joined in efficient time, the victory
would have been more complete ; but
it was not aa ovdained. We marched
13 leages ifo 28 hours. I have this mo
ment returned from the scene of battle;
horrid would be the description, had I
words to express it; I have been fi\e
t» >urs reviewing it. The town is filled
with the founded, many of whose
wounds have not } t been dressed! I
have been speaking to some wounded
French, whom I found in the woods,
where weitnw form the advanced guard.
They say the French army wete 50,-
000. Against this force has the gal
lant Sir Arthur defended his post, and
driven thfc enemy from the attack.
The French are two leagues from us ;
we can p (inly discern them ; some
have retired. We only wait for three
brigades, t' replenish the skeleton re
giments, to pursue them. In us is
now the of Spuiii-athe U-,k is great
but by the«r‘.sistance of the Almfyjhty,
justice ifu*y outweigh numbers, and
covvn oui attempt with success. Ge
neral Sebastiaui is dead of his wounds
With us the looss of officers surpass* s
anything before heard of: three Cen
trals—Colonels, Majors fcc. it is im
possible for us to tell; Sir Arthur will
best cxpl in in his dispatches. The
battle of Tabvera will ever betheboa*:
of Englawd, though dearly she may
pay for the honor. Pestilence will drive
us hence shortly ; the dead are putrid,
they are so numerous, we have not
been able to bury them. The French
have this .norrnnt set on fire a town,
where they Wcrij this morning at twelve
o’clock.
Captain Smith of the schooner R. J.
arrived at Charleston on Wednesday
last fron Havannuh, corroborates the
inteHigfcft&: received here some days
ago of that port being about to be shut
against American vessels. Sav. Refi.
The Providence (r. i.) American
says—“ We understand that a stratum
of excellent coal has, within a few days
has been discovered in a hill east of ben
efit street. The coal is said to be of a
quality much superior to that on Rhode
Island.”
Two hundred and twenty three
houses have been erected in the
city and liberties of Philadelphia
during the present year.
A Challenge- -for 10,000 Dollars!
The four years old horse Sir Solo
mon, which lately beat the famous
horse Wrangler, will run any horse
in the United States, for the above sum,
four mile heats, to carry 110 lbs. each
over the new ditched-in course near
Norfolk borough, on Monday, the 27th
of November next. Any person, de
sirous of accepting of this challenge,
will please notify the same, (by letter)
to the Editor of the Virginia Gazette.
ICT* Editors favorable to the sports
of the turf, will, it is presumed, give
this an insertion.
Richmond , ( Vir-g.) 22.
Just Published,
AT THIS OFFICE.
Part the First of the Life of
MAJOR-GENERAL
James Jackson.
BY
Thomas U. P. Charlton, Esq.
A Citizen of Savannah.
October 14.
R. T. Hanson,
Attorney at Law.
HAVING opened his Office in
Washington, Wilkes County,
makes a tender of nis professional ser
vices to the public. It is his intention
to PRACTICE in he Western Circuit,
and in the,Counties of Columbia and
Warren, in the Middle Circuit.
September 9. 9
Notice.
THE Firm of STURGES, £ET«
CHU M and Co. of this place, wa»
dissolved on the first instant, by mutu
al consent: The settlement of said firm
devolving on Ralph Ketchum, he will
receive Cotton in payment at a liberal
price, until the first of Janu iry next 8
when every unsettled account without *«
ny discrimination, will be placed in the
hands of an attornty lor collection—aQ
persons having demmtis will rendc. 1 '
their accounts fur settlement.
Ralph Ketchum,
UNDER THE FIRM OF
Ralph Ketchum & co.
IVdl Carry on Business
At the well known Stand of Ke r a
and Hogarth
7 hey have now on the River and exfiecs
ed first rise,
A very General and Fashionable
Assortment of
DRY GOODS,
Os their own selection.
—ALSO—
ForjCuuntry Custom.
Iron, Steel, Hollow Ware,
Trace Chains, 4d. Cut Noils*
Hots Axes, Shot
Waggon Boxes,
Paper Pape** Hangings,
Pins, Cotton Cards, &.C.
All ol which they will dispose of
on the best terms they can as»
ford.
October 14. 14-
L. (J. Lawrence,
Watch fc? Clock Maker,
In front of the CI I’Y HOTEL,
....AUGUSTA....
RETURNS hie sinerrest than Ice to a li.
berat fiublic for the favore hr has at.
ready received....He now beys teav»
to inform hie friends and the com.
niunitij , thut he has associated
with him another workman ,
and carries on under
the frm of
L. U.Lawrence&co.
Silver Smithing
AND
Manufacturing
JEWELRY,
And hopes for a continuance of such
■ futther patronage as their exertions
may ev.title them to...,They in
tend ketping, of their own
make, a General Assort
ment of JEWELIt Y
Consisting of
Gold Chains, Seals, Keys,
Breast Pins, Lockets,
Bracelets,
Seal, Scale, Plain and Cut
Finger Rings.
•... AFSCJ....
Ear Rings of every description.
JEWELRY
Os every description made and repaired
on the shortest notice.
They have also procured an elegant
LAP,
And carry on the
Lapidary Business >
SUCH AS
Cutting and Polishing Stone and
Glass, &.c.
Clocks & JVatches
Repaired, and their performance war
ranted.
They have Just Received , and
offer For Sale ,
Clocks & Watches,
Together with an Extensive Assoit*
mtnt of
Watch Trimmings,
And materials, consisting of
Chains , Seals , Kcys y Glasses ,
Hands , Cc feV.
i Os various kinds ; which together with
their former Stock makes the As
sortment very complete.
N. B. All kind of HaIR PLAT.
TING and ENGRAVING done on th«
shortest notice, and in the best manner.
October 7. }g
